Cyprus News

The Great Sea Interconnector is a “landmark project”, President of the House finance committee Christiana Erotokritou told the European parliament in Brussels on Tuesday. She said the cross-border benefits of ...

Cyprus is dealing “at a political level” with Lebanon’s refusal to accept 116 Syrian migrants, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. He did not give a clear answer to ...

Cyprus is among the countries in Europe with the highest number of radios per capita in Europe, data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU, showed on Tuesday, ...

A flood mitigation project, in the central area of Ayios Lazaros, Larnaca, worth €1.89 million, was handed over for use to the town’s municipality on Tuesday. According to a statement ...

By Rony Junior El Daccache Holocaust detention camps on the island are an inseparable part of the histories of both Cyprus and Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday at ...

Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli on Tuesday praised Cyprus’ role in project BlueBarge, which aims to provide moored ships with electricity from rechargeable, green energy batteries. Preparations for the ...

Two of the men arrested in connection with the finding of a 2,600-year-old statue in a sheep pen in Marathovounos appeared in court in the north on Tuesday. The pair ...

Two men appeared in court in the north on Monday, charged with having smuggled four people into the British base in Dhekelia in November. It is alleged that the pair ...

Driving schools intend to strike over their disagreement with proposed legislation governing their operation, the association of driving schools said on Tuesday. The strike is planned for Thursday, following a ...

Palestine’s foreign minister Dr Riad Malki will on Wednesday pay a working visit to Cyprus following an invitation by his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos. During the visit, Kombos will ...

The government is handling the matter of a hotel in Varosha which allegedly belongs to King Charles of the United Kingdom “diplomatically”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. British newspaper ...

The row over local government reform continued on Tuesday, as Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said the current law is not ideal and will create unequal benefits for citizens. “We want ...

In the heart of Nicosia, one bakery has taken a different approach, using natural ingredients and keeping an eye on the environment. SARA DOUEDARI meets the siblings behind it As ...

Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evep) president George Mais on Tuesday said that the allocation of €245 million to local businesses, along with other developments, can offer significant benefits to ...

Cleaners at Larnaca General hospital will on Wednesday decide whether or not to take strike measures over understaffing. “It’s time to take the concerns and constant complaints made by ...

A university in the north on Tuesday announced that “senior figures” in its administration have been embezzling money from its funds. The Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) in ...

Cyprus will celebrate two decades since joining the European Union on May 1, and a special logo has been designed to mark the occasion. The design, created by the press and ...

Two petitions filed regarding the temporarily halted road works in the Akamas region are to be discussed at the European parliament on Wednesday. The matters are to be discussed at ...

Substantial suggestions had been made on German help towards restarting talks on the Cyprus issue, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. The president was speaking on the final day of ...

Paphos is holding its third consecutive campaign for the safety of cyclists and motorists on the road, its regional tourism board (Etap) reported on Monday. The campaign is in collaboration ...

The chairman of the electricity authority (EAC) on Tuesday asked for consumers to stay patient a little longer while information regarding prices is being examined. The forecasts that led to ...

A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday after having been found guilty of sexually abusing a child. The ruling was handed down at the Larnaca Criminal ...

A delegation of British MPs has arrived in Cyprus as part of a two-day official visit to the island. The delegation belongs to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cyprus, and ...

An investigation has been launched by the education ministry on Tuesday into a homophobic video, shown to students at a local gymnasium. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio, Commissioner for ...